1Cor 13:5 | RWP | e4.org | Doth not behave itself unseemly ( ουκ ασχημονε ). Old verb from ασχημων ( ). In N.T. only here and . Not indecent. Seeketh not its own ( ου ζητε τα εαυτης ). Its own interests ( , ). Is not provoked ( ου παροξυνετα ). Old word. In N.T. only here and which see. Irritation or sharpness of spirit. And yet Paul felt it in Athens (exasperation) and he and Barnabas had παροξυσμος (paroxysm) in Antioch ( ). See good sense of παροξυσμος in . Taketh not account of evil ( ου λογιζετα το κακον ). Old verb from λογος , to count up, to take account of as in a ledger or note-book, "the evil" ( το κακον ) done to love with a view to settling the account.

‏ 1 Corinthians 13:5

Doth not behave itself unseemly ( ουκ ασχημονε ). Old verb from ασχημων (12:23). In N.T. only here and 7:36. Not indecent.

Seeketh not its own ( ου ζητε τα εαυτης ). Its own interests (10:24, 33).

Is not provoked ( ου παροξυνετα ). Old word. In N.T. only here and Ac 17:16 which see. Irritation or sharpness of spirit. And yet Paul felt it in Athens (exasperation) and he and Barnabas had παροξυσμος (paroxysm) in Antioch (15:39). See good sense of παροξυσμος in Heb 10:24.

Taketh not account of evil ( ου λογιζετα το κακον ). Old verb from λογος, to count up, to take account of as in a ledger or note-book, "the evil" ( το κακον ) done to love with a view to settling the account.